SR Story | Pomeroy 62, Wellpinit 38 Cody LaMunyan had 16 points and seven rebounds, Riley Bott added 15 points and the Pirates took control in the second quarter Thursday to ease past the Redskins in the first round of the State 1B tournament at the Arena.
SR Story | The progression of Colton’s quarterfinal game was writ large on Dalton Patchen’s face. At first there was a mix of bewilderment and frustration as Cedar Park Christian singed net cords with a white-hot shooting display. But that quickly gave way to something else.
SR Story | The numbers were impressive. Half of the teams in this year’s State 2B boys basketball field were from the Northeast 2B league.
SR Story | University’s Michael Isotalo knew more would be expected of him this season after the graduation of Brett Bailey, last year’s Greater Spokane League Most Valuable Player. “I knew I’d have to step up,” Isotalo said. “I’ve taken more of a responsibility to score.”
SR Story | The echoes from cheering fans and teammates had barely faded at the Yakima SunDome when Race Martin realized the challenge that lay before him. Martin had just helped Pullman win its first State 2A championship, making two clutch defensive plays in the final minute to …
SR Story | When Gonzaga Prep point guard Sam Dowd passes the ball to a teammate – especially to Reed Hopkins, Brendan McClary, Ryan Alexander or Frankie Hoerner – he expects immediate action. Dowd punctuates every pass with an oral declaration: “Shoot it, man.”
SR Story | If being courtside at a state basketball tournament seems second nature to Lake City senior JJ Winger, it has been. His father, Jim Winger, has been taking teams to state going back to before his son was born. Now son and dad are going together …
SR Story | Washington 2B and 1B boys and girls basketball teams take all sorts of different routes to state. None was probably quite as tedious as the pothole-filled path by the Wellpinit boys.
SR Story | The best game on opening day of the 1B girls was Pateros winning its 22nd straight by handing Wilbur-Creston its first loss in 25 games this season, 51-47. “We changed our offense a little bit,” Nanny coach Sheri Mortimer said. “Lorie LeDoux is our go-to …
SR Story | Nerves, not emotions, were a concern for the Tekoa-Oakesdale girls on Thursday. They didn’t think about a last Nighthawks hurrah before the “co-op divorce” that goes into effect at the end of the school year.
SR Story | St. George’s lost 10 of its first 16 girls basketball games this season with a starting lineup of three freshmen and two sophomores. Seven weeks after seeing their record slip to 6-10, the Dragons are two victories away from a state championship.
SR Story | Her name means “little lamb,” but Gonzaga Prep basketball player Oona Harrington has been anything but that this season. Especially in the postseason.
SR Story | Talara Frost brought quite a résumé when she was hired last year to coach the Northwest Christian girls basketball team. A former college player, coach, marketing manager and currently a counselor at Whitworth University, Frost brought all those skills to the court and the locker …
SR Story | Idaho’s high school basketball season ends this weekend, but a select few will have one more game the following weekend. The 11th annual Idaho State High School All-Star boys and girls basketball games will be March 15 at North Idaho College.
SR Story | Don’t offer any condolences to Shadle Park boys basketball coach Tim Gaebe. He doesn’t want them. Besides, he has much to be grateful about, what with his Highlanders bound for Tacoma and the State 3A tournament, which begins Thursday.
SR Story | In a back and forth 2A Regional game the East Valley girls basketball team defeated West Valley-Yakima 45-42 and secured a State tournament berth on Saturday at Central Valley High School. The Knights (20-3) were able to maintain a slim lead throughout the majority of …
SR Story | NAMPA, Idaho – Boise-area teams ruled the day at the state wrestling championships, but Post Falls did enough to earn a trophy for the third consecutive year. Sophomore Alius Delarosa defended his title at 120 pounds, leading the Trojans to a third-place finish Saturday at …
SR Story | NAMPA, Idaho – Post Falls junior Justin Farnsworth scored a dramatic third-round pin of Capital’s Jake Fields on Friday, punctuating a solid opening day for the Trojans at the Idaho state wrestling championships. Farnsworth was one of five Post Falls wrestlers to advance to today’s …
SR Story | Chad Ripke had a week off from coaching. That may not sound like big news anywhere outside the Ripke home, but it is. The Freeman coach has had just three such weeks over the past year. This week sits between the end of the state …
SR Story | When it comes to wrestling, Hudson Staub says he’s more brain than athlete. “I’m not the most athletic guy,” the Coeur d’Alene senior 182-pounder said. “I just mastered the cartwheel last year.”
SR Story | TACOMA – The State 3A wrestling championship is staying in Spokane. Behind six wrestlers who each earned medals, North Central captured its first state championship Saturday during Mat Classic XXVI at the Tacoma Dome. The Indians’ previous best finish was third in 2010.
Sportslink Blog | Full medal results are now posted, including the Championship Finals. The Spokesman-Review has three people at Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome and will bring results of Friday's quarterfinals and Saturday's trophy matches. Check back here for updates throughout the tournament.
SR Story | TACOMA – It was as close to a perfect day as possible for North Central at Mat Classic XXVI. The Indians, who sent six to state, went 5 for 5 in the quarterfinals Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
SR Story | TACOMA – For not having a holster full of bullets, the Central Valley wrestling team made the most of its available arsenal Friday during opening-round action at Mat Classic XXVI. All seven of Central Valley’s state qualifiers won at the Tacoma Dome.
SR Story | TACOMA – Jenna Schlosser made the most of her first state gymnastics meet. One day after she placed second in the 4A all-around, the junior from Mead claimed the 4A floor title Saturday in the State Gymnastics Individual Finals at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.
SR Story | The Mead gymnastics team, which captured a State 4A championship in 2012, heads to state expecting to challenge for a trophy. Another state title? Not yet, says Panthers coach Laurie Chadwick.
SR Story | Jenna Schlosser led Mead to a 4A regional title and a team state berth on Saturday at Mt. Rainier High School in Des Moines, Wash. The Panthers won with 170.025 points and will compete at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. Puyallup placed second, Emerald Ridge …
SR Story | Once upon a time, the Greater Spokane League was the biggest big-school classification conference in eastern Washington. Starting next year, though, the Columbia Basin Big Nine takes over the distinction as the largest same-classification league.
SR Story | The official Greater Spokane League title must wait a few days, but Mead’s gymnastics team passed its greatest test on Thursday night. The Panthers used their dominance on the uneven bars to hold off host Mt. Spokane during a four-way league meet at the Mead …
SR Story | It’s tough to know which Owen coach to believe. Central Valley and University square off tonight in their annual Battle for the Bone wrestling grudge match that could decide the league championship with another week left in the regular season.
SR Story | Mead’s Jenna Schlosser won the bars (9.2) and vault (9.1), placed second on the beam (9.215) and floor (9.4) and cruised to the all-around win with a score of 36.825 in a Greater Spokane League gymnastics meet at University. The Panthers also won the team …
SR Story | After losing its first three matches and falling down 13-0, Mead stormed back winning nine of the next 11 to defeat visiting North Central 43-22 in a Greater Spokane League dual Wednesday at Mead. The Panthers’ Kevin McLean started the hot streak with a 9-3 …
Full schedules & scores Upcoming games Standings
| Televised by SWX |
| Boys basketball |
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| O’Dea 47, University 45 |
| Stanwood 66, Shadle Park 54 |
| Wenatchee vs. Gonzaga Prep at Tacoma Dome, 2 p.m. |
| Girls basketball |
| Mercer Island vs. University at Tacoma Dome, 2 p.m. |
| Lynnwood vs. Gonzaga Prep at Tacoma Dome, 3:45 p.m. |
